CHAPTER 1630: CHAPTER 1624: THIS IS NOT SU XIUJUN

The sudden movement of the opposition caused Brother Shi and Ghost Head’s faces to turn deathly pale in an instant. Almost by instinct, the two of them rolled in opposite directions!

As they executed their evasive actions, the major officer of the opposing side pressed the fire button, and a thick laser beam shot out!

The scorching heat instantly caused the skin on their faces to wrinkle, and the impact generated by the compressed air blasted them away on the spot. Fortunately, they weren’t the ultimate targets. After crashing heavily into the ground, Brother Shi and Ghost Head only felt a burning sensation on their skin but suffered no life-threatening injuries. They turned to Yong’s direction—the major’s target was clearly him!

"Yong! Watch out!"

Just barely escaping disaster, Brother Shi ignored the burning sensation on his face and shouted a warning towards Yong before he even managed to get up. However, his reaction was too slow. No sooner had he opened his mouth than the thick laser beam enveloped the spot where Yong had stood moments before!

The laser beam, like a roaring dragon, blasted forward, disintegrating everything it touched into ashes in an instant! Moments later, the beam disappeared, leaving behind a straight channel in its wake. No wood, glass, concrete, or steel managed to withstand its devastating force!

"Yong!"

Ghost Head opened his mouth to yell, but no reply came. The major’s face remained as cold as it had been earlier. Once the beam vanished, he gripped his laser weapon and began striding step by step toward the spot where Yong had been standing. Just as he advanced six or seven steps, he abruptly whirled around, aiming the muzzle of his gun to his right without hesitation, and pressed the fire button again!

An explosion of dark red light burst forth, like the sun itself erupting! The building ahead was leveled in the next second!

Brother Shi and Ghost Head kept retreating, trying to distance themselves from this lunatic. They didn’t care what madness drove him anymore. The commotion soon drew Yan Jiang’s attention. Appearing at the courtyard’s entrance, he first looked on in confusion before furrowing his brow and fixing his gaze on the trigger-happy major wielding the laser weapon.

"Su Xiujun! What are you doing?!"

He roared at the major. Seeing Yan Jiang appear, both Brother Shi and Ghost Head sighed in relief. There’s no denying it—a Level 7 New Human on their side brought immense reassurance. From here on, the situation would be up to him!

Yan Jiang’s shout carried enormous force; it could probably be heard within a two-to-three-kilometer radius. The duo initially believed Yan Jiang’s arrival would stop this crazy major, but it didn’t. The man continued firing his thick laser beams, tearing the surrounding building group to shreds!

The major’s behavior was peculiar. Both Brother Shi and Ghost Head noticed it immediately, and Yan Jiang, of course, also perceived it. Narrowing his eyes, his expression turned severe.

"Su Xiujun?"

He tentatively called out the major’s name again, but there was still no response. A moment later, as if confirming something, Yan Jiang raised a hand to press the deployment switch of his exoskeleton combat suit at the back of his shoulder. With a series of clinks and snaps, the armor sections locked into place, encasing his body in a blend of black and red exoskeletal plating!

Clenching his fists slowly, the friction between his knuckles emitted crisp sounds. Yan Jiang’s aura became sharp and commanding. In this moment, the power of a Level 7 New Human erupted from him, the enormous energy forcing his knees to bend slightly!

BOOM!

With a thunderous crash, the ground beneath Yan Jiang collapsed into a circular crater, riddled with dense fractures resembling a spiderweb. From Ghost Head’s perspective, Yan Jiang’s figure blurred for an instant, and in the next second, he appeared right beside the enigmatic Su Xiujun!

The latter seemed completely unaware of Yan Jiang’s presence, his gaze fixed ahead while his laser weapon continued firing, utterly ignoring the Level 7 combatant beside him!

"This Su Xiujun..."

Hiding behind a random piece of cover, Brother Shi’s face filled with doubt. There was something about Su Xiujun that reminded him of Yong—a blank, vacant quality. He had also heard a few things about Su Xiujun from their mutual acquaintance Luo Zhenfeng. By all accounts, Su Xiujun was a principled and sociable person with a strong sense of loyalty. He may have been stern with subordinates, but it was nothing excessive.

But that was just Luo Zhenfeng’s take. As for the man’s true nature or how well these impressions matched reality, Brother Shi couldn’t say. However, based on his limited understanding of Su Xiujun, it seemed impossible for him to behave like such a lifeless automaton!

And judging by his actions, he appeared to harbor lethal intent toward Yong?

Why?

As unsettling thoughts surfaced, Brother Shi couldn’t shake the feeling that the entire Dangerous Sanctuary City was shrouded in an unseen, suffocating black fog.

"Stop this madness!"

Su Xiujun kept firing. Beam after thick laser beam devastated the cityscape, leaving it riddled with holes! He seemed possessed, his sanity completely eclipsed. Even with a seething Yan Jiang standing right by, he showed no reaction. That is, until the next second, when Yan Jiang tilted his head slightly and delivered a devastating punch squarely to Su Xiujun’s face, finally halting his frenzied assault!

BOOM!

Another booming explosion reverberated! Su Xiujun’s laser weapon instantly shattered into countless fragments, the stored energy condensate spilling everywhere from its power cells. As for Su Xiujun himself, the force of Yan Jiang’s punch blasted him dozens of meters away, crashing through several buildings in the process!

The power of this punch was mind-boggling, leaving Brother Shi and Ghost Head full of admiration. They couldn’t help but yearn for the day they too could wield such strength—when a single punch could toss a Level 6 New Human like a rag doll!

But Yan Jiang didn’t look pleased with his own unleashed power. Staring at his hand, his face bore an expression of astonishment.

"You’re not Su Xiujun!"

"Huh?"

Yan Jiang’s declaration left Brother Shi utterly baffled. If this wasn’t Su Xiujun, then who was it? There was no way Yan Jiang could mistake someone else for him, right?

No one answered Brother Shi’s questions. Yan Jiang’s expression grew heavier as he fixed his steely gaze on the rubble Su Xiujun had been blasted into.

"What the hell is going on?"

Ghost Head was also perplexed and couldn’t help but voice his confusion to Brother Shi. Before he could respond, the rubble burying "Su Xiujun" suddenly shifted. A hand emerged from the debris, and then "Su Xiujun" shakily climbed out. His expression remained vacant as he instinctively raised his hand, but he quickly realized his laser weapon had been destroyed!

Something seemed to click in his mind. The hatred previously directed at Yong now fixated intently on Yan Jiang. His lifeless eyes filled with an insatiable bloodlust, indistinguishable from that of a zombie!